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I work at Central New Mexico Community College and we have this really cool Culinary Arts Program. At a meeting last week I was yapping on about stuffing, and then cookin… Continue

Just announced with a cool commercial on SNL - a free tall cup of Starbucks coffee on November 4th if you go into any Starbucks and tell your favorite barista/o that you voted. They'll even take your word for it. See you all at the Albuquerque Nob Hill Starbucks on election day. Patrick, Charlene and Caitlin and all the Starbucksians there will take good care of you.

To the person at the Albuquerque Target on Eubank that didn't corral their shopping cart: ARRRRRRRGH! In a city as windy as this one you couldn't be bothered to haul your cart five feet to its cozy little cart corral home? And instead you left it to its own device… Continue

The first Albuquerque location of House of Bread is now open at Indian School and Carlisle near Los Poblanos Organics. I bought a loaf of honey whole wheat and tasted a bit of the Dakota Bread - yum. Check it out for yourself. Looks like it's a franchise, with local owners. In that handy little strip mall you can now get your organic vegetables, your… Continue

Sweet! Albuquerque's first Urban Outfitters opens this Wednesday in Nob Hill. UO is kicking off the opening with a benefit performance for upcoming local music venue Warehouse 508. In fact, ten percent of UO's first seven days of sales will go the the Warehouse. Urban Outfitters Grand O… Continue

Corrales, NM, Albuquerque's nearby village is presenting the first in a series of seminars about the arts — from painting to music to growing to the healing arts. This first event is called “Purchasing Original, Affordable Art" and they want to invite some Duke City Fixers. This event is by invitation only, and Fixers are invited. The seminar will cover many aspects of art buying, from casual purchasing to serious collecting. Beginners are welco… Continue

As my way of ushering in September and a new job, I checked out Rocco Castellano's boot camp. I'd seen his column in Local iQ and read a few weeks ago that he had relocated to Albuquerque and would be conducting his boot camps here. I've been intending to check one out, but didn't make it until today. Um, so, ouch? Between exercise such the superman,… Continue

Albuquerque native Joshua Cooper Ramo was featured on the Today Show this morning and will be featured over the next 2+ weeks of Olympics coverage. As an acclaimed expert on China, Joshua will be offering perspectives and color commentary on China during NBC's coverage of the world's greatest… Continue

It's that time of year in Albuquerque again. TOMATOES. Nothing better than a fresh tomato, unless it's a fresh tomato with basil, crusty bread and balsamic. Yum Yum Yum Yum YUM! And check out the height on these puppies:

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And I don't mean that old Buster Poindexter song. According to a story in the New Mexico Business Weekly, AAA Travel Agency Managers have dubbed Albuquerque and New Mexico as "hot spots" this Summer. Here's the… Continue

To the Woman Who Lost Her Hair Extensions on the floor of the Home Depot on Eubank, Thank you for making my day. When the kindly old man starting wandering around the nursery aisles with a clump of highlighted brunette fabulousness asking everyone he could find if they'd lost their hair; well I practically collapsed laughing into the vegetables. Here's hoping your hair made it back to your waiting arms safely.

I kept hearing about Marble Brewery and got a chance to check it out for myself tonight at the Local iQ B R E W O L O G Y. Check it out for yourself. Great food, cool space, sweet patio when it's not 106 degrees outside. Definitely a great addition to Albuquerque.

It's the solstice moon tonight. Please refrain from any pagan snarking because what the solstice moon means is for many geometrically- and optically-related reasons, the moon will look flipping HUGE tonight. Check out this… Continue

Dear Fringecrest Neighbor, Recycling is important to our community. As is getting a brand new flat-screen-Vizeo-plasmatic-97-inch-TV so you can watch local programming in high-def. However, when you leave your hugenormous new TV box outside on recycling day for the entire world to see, you're just asking for trouble. Perhaps your TV is too big for a burglar to even consider filching, or perhaps you have a dozen rottweilers, but in case you don't, I suggest a trip to the community recycling bi… Continue

Ooh - Ooh, I want one. Here's where to get one. They're cool AND all proceeds benefit Launchpad employees. Owl Greens Music Next door to the Sunshine Theater 112 2nd St. SW 505-417-5750… Continue

I'm beside myself with excitement. Tonight, one night only, a live simulcast of This American Life, my all-time favorite radio show. (Did you listen to the show about testosterone? Sheer genius). Here are the general details: On Thursday, Ma… Continue

A bunch of cool shoes are 40 percent of plus another 30 percent off today at Dillard's. And in case you're debating pointing out my shoe-shallowness, I'm already aware of that thank you very much.

This Sunday reminded me why this town totally rocks. Brunch at Nob Hill Bar & Grill, the Zen Garden and tulips at the Biopark and fishies at the Aquarium. Who says there's nothing to do in this town? If you are wondering, Nob Hill Bar & Grill brunch was excellent. Prime rib AND eggs benedict! and Truffles! and Mimosas! I was in heaven, and the company… Continue

A New Year's resolution is one of those fleeting things that disappears with the snow in late January. Or if one is lucky and dedicated, the resolution might hold up until Valentine's Day. Whether it's losing weight or exercising more; spending more time out… Continue

Looking for an old friend You would have lived only with your mother, in a wooded apartment near Colorado Springs. Your mother and mine (Peggy) were friends and usually babysat for each other... This would have been in the mid eighties. If this cannot be you than I'm sorry for taking your time... Thank you, Dan -- Nope, not me, never lived in Colorado. But a wooded apartment does sound kind of nice...